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B1adaughterofyourbrotherorsister, or adaughterofyourhusband's or wife'sbrotherorsister 侄女；外甥女 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesyour relatives - relativeAll my relatives gather every year for a family reunion.
- extended familyHe has a very large extended family.
- relationShe is a distant relation of his, though I don't quite remember how.
- kinHe remained true to his kin.
- mother's/father's side (of the family)I have aunts and uncles on my mother's side of the family.
See more results » - She onlyseesher nieceoccasionally, so sheshowersher withpresentswhen she does.
- Weboughtourniece anannualsubscriptionto thetennisclub.
- My niece wasshowingme all thetricksthat she'slearnedto do with her newmagicset.
- Iboughtmy niece one of thosetoydogsonwheels.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFamily: relations in general - anti-family
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- biologically
- father
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- kinship
- kinsman
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- long-lost
- relative
- removed
- second cousin
- sib
- sibling
See more results » niece| American Dictionaryadaughterof someone’sbrotherorsister, or adaughterof someone’s husband’s or wife’sbrotherorsister Examplesofnieceniece He saw one brother weekly and was in touch with onenieceregularly.From theCambridge English Corpus The relationships with nieces and nephews of those survivors who had married but had no children seemed to be associated with considerations of inheritance.From theCambridge English Corpus Only two survivors claimed in 1999 to see anieceor nephew weekly.From theCambridge English Corpus Within these categories, patterns of relationships with children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews are described.From theCambridge English Corpus This system may allow more variations in the disposal of assets, since more kin categories, such as siblings, grandchildren, nephews and nieces, are often beneficiaries.From theCambridge English Corpus No unclenieceor aunt-nephew marriage was recorded.From theCambridge English Corpus In the last group, the carers were a neighbour, a son, a son and daughter-in-law, and a nephew and aniece.From theCambridge English Corpus In these cases, nieces and nephews seem to substitute for the absence of nearby daughters or sons.From theCambridge English Corpus In regard to older people, these included only adult children, and not siblings, nieces or nephews, or grandchildren.From theCambridge English Corpus It is clear from the data that relationships with adult grandchildren, nieces and nephews become centrally important mainly in the absence of proximate children.From theCambridge English Corpus Two young men are ferried to the island by an old man and his youngniece.From theCambridge English Corpus There appeared to be a slight preference among single women for nieces over nephews.From theCambridge English Corpus She corresponded with thisnieceand four great-nieces.From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, other kin (parents, aunts and uncles, siblings, cousins, grandchildren, and nieces and nephews) of diverse ages are frequently cited as significant network members.From theCambridge English Corpus Relationships with nieces or nephews tend to be infrequent and perfunctory unless an aunt or uncle has been a surrogate parent.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |